☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoChips aren't getting cheaper to make — the cost per transistor stopped dropping a decade ago at 28nmwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down13cross-posted to: hardware@lemmit.online
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkChips aren't getting cheaper to make — the cost per transistor stopped dropping a decade ago at 28nmwww.tomshardware.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmit.online
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·11 months agoLast I looked at this, profit margins in chip industry are pretty thin. Profitability comes mostly from volume. This article gives a pretty good overview of the dynamics in the industry https://compactmag.com/article/fighting-a-chip-war-on-the-cheap
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months agoRight, key part is that there needs to be constant massive demand for the whole thing to be profitable. AI hype will die down eventually, so that’s not gonna be a sustainable long term cash cow for them.
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Last I looked at this, profit margins in chip industry are pretty thin. Profitability comes mostly from volume. This article gives a pretty good overview of the dynamics in the industry https://compactmag.com/article/fighting-a-chip-war-on-the-cheap
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Right, key part is that there needs to be constant massive demand for the whole thing to be profitable. AI hype will die down eventually, so that’s not gonna be a sustainable long term cash cow for them.